MMA on TV
Welcome to “MMA on TV”, Five Ounces of Pain’s weekly update on the upcoming MMA-broadcast schedule. Miss the latest episode of MMA Live or UFC Unleashed? Wondering when Showtime, Spike TV, or HDNet are airing a replay of their latest offering or interested in finding out where to tune into live shows occurring over the next seven days? October 17 – October 23 All Times Eastern Monday (10/17) WEC... [Read More...]
Bellator signs Brazilian middleweight Maiquel Falcao
The Bellator middleweight roster just got even better as company CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the organization has signed Brazilian striker Maiquel Falcao. The signing was made official last night during the Bellator 54 event. “Big Rig” is best known for his one bout in the UFC where he defeated the highly-touted Gerald Harris at UFC 123 by unanimous decision. He was scheduled to compete... [Read More...]
UFC/FOX offer sneak peek at upcoming event
The UFC and FOX have turned the marketing machine up another notch for the MMA organization’s November 12 debut on network television and produced the first of what is sure to be many promotional videos hyping the event! As you likely know unless you’re a fan stuck somewhere in the Arctic Circle, UFC on FOX 1 features heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez putting his gold up for grabs against hard-hitting... [Read More...]
Shane Carwin sidelined again based on upcoming back surgery
Former UFC interim heavyweight champ Shane Carwin has already recovered from a serious neck injury to compete inside the Octagon. Now, the former college wrestling standout will have to overcome another critical injury, this time to his back. Carwin recently revealed through his blog he will be undergoing back surgery and hopes to return to the UFC in 2012. “As I ramped up my training for UFC 141,... [Read More...]
Shlemenko, Vianna advance to Season 5 final with big wins at Bellator 54
Two middleweights got one step closer to an opportunity at dethroning dominant Bellator champion Hector Lombard and a chance at $100,000 with wins at the semifinal round of the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament. Coming to us live from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey it was Bellator 54, an action-packed event featuring a slew of stoppages. The card was headlined by former finalist... [Read More...]
Jose Aldo says fight with Frankie Edgar is possible but only at featherweight
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has heard the recent chatter concerning a fight between himself and current UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar. “Scarface,” however, has no desire to move up to 155 pounds and would only take the “superfight” if it was set for his own weight class. Aldo’s talk of wanting to meet Edgar at 145 pounds is something that could work out in the future, as even... [Read More...]
B.J. Penn says Nick Diaz fight was news to him, tried to get different opponent
When the UFC yanked Nick Diaz from the main event from UFC 137, replaced him with Carlos Condit, and then inserted the former Strikeforce welterweight champ into Condit’s place against B.J. Penn, the news caught a number of people off-guard including Penn himself. The popular Hawaiian recently opened up about the situation in a video series through sponsor RVCA where he explained he was far from... [Read More...]
Dominick Cruz prepared to run through the bantamweight division…again
Many fighters, especially those that are wearing UFC championship belts, seem to prefer not taking rematches. UFC bantamweight title-holder Dominick Cruz is not like those fighters. Cruz, who is recovering from surgery to repair an injured hand he suffered in a title defense over Demetrious Johnson, knows that he will likely have to face many of the same guys he already owns wins over if he wants to... [Read More...]
Carlos Condit considers Georges St. Pierre to be as good as it gets in MMA
UFC welterweight contender Carlos Condit may hold an overall record of 27-5 with 26 stoppages but even he admits current champion Georges St. Pierre poses a challenge unlike any he’s seen so far in his career. St. Pierre, considered to be one of MMA’s pound-for-pound greats, is one of the few competitors who blend every aspect of the sport together seamlessly. A tremendous grappler with diverse... [Read More...]
M-1 Global 27 Live Results
You may think there is a shortage of MMA events this weekend but you’d be wrong because M-1 Global returns to Showtime tonight. Coming to us live from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona it’s M-1 Global Challenge 27. The show was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight as former TUF finalist Vinny Magalhaes stopped Mikhail Zayats with strikes in the third round. In... [Read More...]
Zuffa releases extended preview for UFC 137
Four of the best welterweights in the world will collide at UFC 137, as champion Georges St-Pierre defends his title against Carlos Condit, and B.J. Penn welcomes former Strikeforce champ Nick Diaz back to the Octagon. This card has been through several changes, as GSP was originally slated to meet Diaz. But, Diaz was removed after no-showing several press conferences and replaced by Condit. The UFC... [Read More...]
Bellator 54 Weigh-In Results
Two middleweights will move one step closer to an opportunity at dethroning dominant Bellator champion Hector Lombard, not to mention $100,000, with the semifinal round of the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament set for tomorrow night in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Scheduled for action, albeit against other opponents, former finalists Alexander Shlemenko and Bryan Baker will look to set up a rematch... [Read More...]
5 OZ. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of offerings from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. This week we’ve offered up a double-dose of MMA-related goodness based on all the excellent material out there to choose from. Enjoy… Anthony Pettis Talks Evolution as a Fighter in Wake of Last Weekend’s Win (Fighters.com) Jose... [Read More...]
Anderson Silva’s retirement closer than fans may think
Ed Soares has done a lot of the speaking for UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. That trend continued recently when Soares disclosed that “The Spider” has only a few fights left in his stellar career before he rides off into the sunset. Chael Sonnen, who lost to Silva last year in a title fight, is hoping that his name is the next one on a contract for Silva to sign. Soares, however, doesn’t... [Read More...]
Upset Alert: Why Lyoto Machida Will Beat Jon Jones
At this point in his (still young) career it seems crazy to pick against the UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones. He has achieved a level of dominance at 205 pounds that has not been seen since the heydays of former company poster boys Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, and you could make a good argument that Jones has fought better competition than either man. The craziest part of all this is that Jones... [Read More...]
Bellator 58 headlined by Alvarez vs. Chandler and Lombard vs. Prangley
Bellator 58 is shaping up to be the organizations biggest card to date with a lightweight title fight and the middleweight champion in action. In the main event of the evening, Eddie Alvarez will defend his Bellator lightweight strap against season four lightweight tournament winner Mike Chandler. Plus Bellator middleweight title holder Hector Lombard will square off against tough veteran Trevor Prangley. Bellator... [Read More...]
Michael Bisping believes he is next in line for a shot at Anderson Silva
Michael Bisping has made a name for himself by being a brash, outspoken fighter from England. He has two coaching stints on The Ultimate Fighter, and is a product of the reality show himself. Bisping, who is currently coaching opposite Jason Miller and will meet “Mayhem” in December, believes he is the next man to oppose UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva so long as he takes care... [Read More...]
Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida face off for first time in Toronto
Though the card is still two months away with four other UFC shows preceding it the buzz surrounding UFC 140 was in full force yesterday during a press conference promoting the event where headliners Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida weighed in, figuratively, before actually stepping on the scale in December to do so literally. Jones and Machida were both extremely respectful towards the other marking a... [Read More...]
Former teacher Rich Franklin talks about passing his first test in the ring
Rich Franklin went from a school teacher to one of the most respected champions in UFC history, but it all started in a small gym for the man who would become known as “Ace.” Franklin recently opened up about his first professional fight, a bout showing just how green (but talented) he was at an early age. “This is how dumb I was: we come out and we’re mixing it up, and I end... [Read More...]
MMA Stipulation Fights
This past Saturday night, Chael Sonnen took his pro wrestling schtick to a whole other level. He book his own fight and added stipulations to that fight. After defeating Brian Stann at UFC 136, Sonnen delivered the following promo, “Anderson Silva, you absolutely suck. Super Bowl weekend, the biggest rematch in the history of the business. I’m calling you out Silva, but we’re upping the stakes.... [Read More...]
